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Names-A Journal of Onomastics
ISSN 0027-7738 · eISSN 1756-2279 · Taylor & Francis · United States
Names-A Journal of Onomastics: CAS Zone 3 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.54; diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 52 weeks (community reports); 31 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI, AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Names-A Journal of Onomastics is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 3 of Literature in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Names, Identity, and Discrimination Research, Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies and Lexicography and Language Studies, together about 44% of its articles. Its main subfields are Language and Linguistics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The journal of the American Name Society, NAMES is one of the world's leading scholarly publications devoted to onomastic research. Since its very first issue in 1952, this quarterly journal has published hundreds of original articles, book reviews, and scientific notes devoted to investigating the intersecting cultural, historical, economic, psychological, literary factors related to names and naming in North America and around the world.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editor-in-chief I. M. NickPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 8%); most named United States 10, Mainland China 1, Hong Kong, China 1, Taiwan, China 1 (13 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Names, Identity, and Discrimination ResearchSocial Sciences33.8%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.2%
- Lexicography and Language StudiesArts and Humanities5%
- Linguistics, Language Diversity, and IdentityArts and Humanities4.6%
- Archaeology and Natural HistorySocial Sciences4.2%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering4.1%
- Linguistics and language evolutionArts and Humanities3.9%
- Jewish and Middle Eastern StudiesSocial Sciences3.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Literature Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Language & Linguistics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Linguistics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Literature Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Linguistics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Language & Linguistics | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Literature Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Language & Linguistics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Linguistics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIAHCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 0.54LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.31LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.41LetPub ·
- h-index
- 31OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 179OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.56OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 33.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 20LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,433 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 26 | 26 | 1 |
| 2025 | 31 | 31 | 13 |
| 2024 | 31 | 31 | 35 |
| 2023 | 32 | 32 | 38 |
| 2022 | 31 | 31 | 68 |
| 2021 | 31 | 31 | 93 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 52 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 52 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 200 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 5
Article types accepted3
- book reviewsbook reviewsLength not stated
- original articlesoriginal articlesLength not stated
- scientific notesscientific notesLength not stated
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 0027-7738
- Electronic ISSN
- 1756-2279
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Names-A Journal of Onomastics
What CAS zone is Names-A Journal of Onomastics in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Names-A Journal of Onomastics is in Zone 3 of Literature, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Language & Linguistics / Linguistics. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Literature. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Names-A Journal of Onomastics?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.54; CiteScore 1.2, h-index 31.
How long does peer review take at Names-A Journal of Onomastics?
Authors report an average review time of about 52 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
What are the manuscript requirements of Names-A Journal of Onomastics?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 200 words; Keywords: ≥ 5. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Names-A Journal of Onomastics based?
Of the 13 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 8%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (10), Mainland China (1) and Hong Kong, China (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Names-A Journal of Onomastics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Names-A Journal of Onomastics is indexed in SSCI, AHCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Names-A Journal of Onomastics open access, and what is the APC?
Names-A Journal of Onomastics is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-25). Last updated: .